Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
FRANCIS BACONHe that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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The remedy is worse than the disease.
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If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
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Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
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